Gavin Newsom again urged California ... L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger celebrated the ordinance, saying it balanced public safety and compassion for homeless people.

San Mateo County adopted a similar measure last year. According to a poll last month by Politico and UC Berkeley, about 37% of California ... one of its largest homeless camps in East Oakland ...

Recent estimates place California’s homeless population at approximately 187,000 individuals, 75,000 in Los Angeles County. Newsom, a former mayor of San Francisco, made homelessness a priority ...

Maricopa County supervisors are discussing a potential ... American attitudes have hardened against the rapidly multiplying homeless camps that have spiraled like vines across our largest cities ...

Gavin Newsom’s efforts to clear homeless camps from public spaces across California are drawing both ... Unhoused residents in Stockton said they want county and city leaders to focus less ...

In 2024 through early October, the sheriff’s department had issued 655 citations often related to homelessness, according to data acquired by The Bee through a California Public Records Act request.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, helps clean a homeless encampment alongside a freeway, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in San Diego. Newsom is calling for $2 billion to expand access to housing ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom called on cities to ban and remove homeless encampments from sidewalks, bike paths and other public property, ratcheting up the state’s effort to tackle the crisis.